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Fayetteville, NC vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 61.8% more per student than Fayetteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.2% higher in Carlsbad than in Fayetteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, NCCarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,614  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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